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Supported Operating Systems, Browsers and Devices for Hubstaff

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Read on to learn about supported operating systems, browsers, and devices for Hubstaff.

Hubstaff is a multi-platform tool that supports desktop, browser and mobile apps. Each app and device has a specific feature set depending on the activity you need to track.

This article will provide a quick reference to each of the functionalities available on each client type.

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Minimum system requirements

In accordance with the latest industry encryption standards, we are discontinuing support for the TLS 1.0 and 1.1 encryption protocols. Some older operating systems either lack support for, or require updates to use the newer TLS 1.3 protocols.

The latest version of our desktop client (1.6.2 and up) requires TLS 1.3 encryption on all supported operating system versions.

Operating System (OS) Requirements
Windows Windows 10 or newer. Supports Windows 7 machines. IE 11 must be updated to the latest version for the app to work.
Mac Version 10.9 (Mavericks) or newer. OSX Catalina (10.15) and above requires permissions before recording screenshots, apps, and URLs. Click here to learn more.
Linux GNU C Library version 2.17 or higher. X11 as display manager.
Chromebook App Google Chrome 63 or newer.
Chrome Extension Google Chrome 63 or newer.
iOS App Version 16 or newer.
Android App Supports Android 10 or newer. Android 4.x versions.
OpenSSL is used as a fallback for macOS/Windows where TLS 1.3 is not available.
Linux and iOS apps use system SSL.
Chrome apps use Chrome’s SSL.

Functionality table

The table below is a quick reference to the functions supported for each operating system:

 

App/Client Time Tracking Screenshots App and URL
Tracking		 Input Tracking Idle Time Reminders Activity
Breakdown		 Location
Tracking (Requires the locations add-on)
Windows Desktop App √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Mac Desktop App √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Linux Desktop App √ √ √ √ √ √ √ (Limited)
Chromebook App √ √ √ √ √ √ (Limited)
Chrome Extension √ √ √ √ √
iOS Mobile App √ √ (Limited) √
Android Mobile App √ √ (Limited) √
Web Timer √
Status: √ (Limited) – Activity breakdown – will record the same keyboard/mouse activity levels as a limitation of the OS.
Status: √ (Limited) – Reminders – on mobile devices, a reminder will only be sent if the user uses the job site feature and enters the Geofence.

Additional details on each functionality (click links below).

  1. Screenshots– captures screenshots (0 to 3 snaps) per 10-minute intervals. Up to 10 screenshots with Screenshot add-on.
  2. Input tracking – record keyboard/mouse movements. This only records if there was any movement, not the specific actions/keystrokes.
  3. Idle time – records when a user has been inactive or idle while tracking time.
  4. Reminders – sends a reminder when set when the user is tracking time.
  5. URL & App tracking – record application and web address/URL data.
  6. Activity breakdown– the total activity is broken down into mouse and keyboard activities.
  7. Location tracking – record locations.
App/URL tracking is ONLY supported in OSX 10.9 or later.
The Chrome and the Linux apps cannot show a breakdown of activity for the keyboard and mouse. The numbers will always match. This is a limitation of the information provided by the OS.
The Chrome apps do not support screenshot recording from multiple displays due to ChromeOS limitations.

Client installation guides

Supported browsers

The following browsers support URL tracking:

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